ALI GENERAL STORE LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £36.1k | £37.8k |
| Current assets | £27.2k | £28.9k |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £3.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-01➖MOHE-UD-DIN, Zia resigneddirector
- 2019-06-09➕MOHE-UD-DIN, Zia appointeddirector
- 2019-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALI GENERAL STORE LTD
- 2019-04-23➕ALI, Saqib appointeddirector
- 2019-04-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Saqib Ali Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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